CFP: Living Forge 2: Rust Belt, Working Class Lit (4/1/04; journal)

The editors of Living Forge, the literary and arts journal of the rustbelt, are proud to announce that they are accepting submissions for theirnext issue. Living Forge publishes poetry, short fiction, creativenonfiction, drama, essays, critical works, book reviews, and other artworksthat have life in the rust belt as their focus.

Our first issue covered working class life and the history of labor in therust belt. We are certainly interested in maintaining a focus on thissubject matter, as it is integral to the study and appreciation of the rustbelt, but we would also like to expand our horizons in our next issue. Wewelcome work of diverse subjects to Living Forge II including urbanplanning, ecological sustainability, economics, “minority” life in rust beltcities, or alternative narratives of work in the rust belt (femininenarratives of labor, for example).

Submissions are preferred online and can be sent in Microsoft Word (.doc)format and as text in the body of an email to submissions_at_livingforge.com ORjws4_at_geneseo.edu . Hard copies may be sent to Living Forge, Inc, 374Delaware Avenue, Suite 200, Buffalo NY 14207.

The deadline for consideration for the Spring 2004 journal is April 1, 2004.